How Many People Are Named Persis?
An estimated 100 people in the United States have the first name Persis. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Persis peaked in popularity in 1918 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Persis as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Persis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
100
About 1 in 3,427,543 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1918
19 births
Total Registered
567
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Persis
Persis is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 567 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Persis as a female name
Ranked #15,148 in 2019
6 female births in 2019
Peak: 1918 (19 births)
Persis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Persis span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 132 babies were registered. Persis has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Persis by Decade
How has Persis tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Persis by State
Persis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Persis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Persis
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Persis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Persis?
We estimate approximately 100 people named Persis are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,427,543 Americans share this first name.
Is Persis a common name?
Persis is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 567 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Persis most popular?
Persis reached peak popularity in 1918, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Persis is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Persis a female name?
Persis is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Persis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Persis Smith, Persis Johnson, Persis Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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